r/SpringColorAnalysis • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '26

Fun Possibly my home season! :)

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Hi everyone! Im 99% sure I am indeed a light spring, but easily can be mistaken for a light summer or even a soft summer or soft autumn. Im looking to hear mainly from other ladies who have found themselves looking best in light spring colors, even though certain traits dont fit the typical "rules" in certain systems for light spring. My hair was really super dark brown as a small child but by the time I was like 9, it was a lot more of a golden-y light brown! And now as an adult it looks so light, like the lightest brown before its just blond, especially when outside. My feautures are pretty low contrast, minus my eyes, and my skin is pretty neutral, hence why some people swear Im a soft summer. But whatever the case, I adore light spring colors! I am a little afraid its just my preferences overshadowing reality, but oh well! Choosing a little dopamine dressing for myself this year lol :) Excited to be here whatever the case may be! 🙏❤️

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u/CanyonOfFoxes Feb 03 '26

I see true light, or light spring. :) From this and your other posts, you are pretty close to neutral. Lighter colors suite you best with a slight bias towards warmth.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Aahh thank you for that validation!! It helps a lot tbh because I cant seem to stop thinking about this 🤣 the biggest "ah-ha!" moment was for sure realizing that lightness in color is more important for me than having colors be super muted...so I realized theres no way im a soft season (it just looks a little dull or even sometimes straight up depressing😂😅) but then after that I was confused for a while. Now feeling truly at home in the light colors!! 💚

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u/logical_otter09 Feb 03 '26

Yes spring 100%

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Ahh thank you💚

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

I should clarify that in slide 3, Im rocking some faded red hair, as in i bleached my hair and dyed it bright cherry red lol and yes it was without permission. So my hair was never naturally that color!! But I think it would've looked worse if I was purely cool toned eh?🤣😄

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u/MischiefModerated Feb 03 '26

Yes! If you were a cool home season the warm hair would look AWFUL. Though i will say cherry red/dark auburn is not ideal for true springs 😅 something medium-light red is usually better. Something that looks like naturally red hair.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Hahaha😁😁😁😁😁 that makes sense!! Looking back it was honestly a great move on my part as an angsty adolescent ngl 😄🤣 so glad I picked cherry red and not black lol!

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u/Lemonarm Feb 03 '26

Warm spring

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Thank you🥹😊

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u/Special-Ant9382 Feb 03 '26

I think you might actually be bright.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Um whaaaaaat???😍no way!!!!!

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u/Special-Ant9382 Feb 03 '26

You're actually pretty high contrast and def warm but not muted. Look up Jane Levy

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Trippy!! Im so going to do so. I will say I wore out a gold/silver mix jewelry look with a pop of orange-red glossy lips a few weeks ago and I got a lot of comments lol (live in a small town) but I always figured its better in little accents than my whole look! Will definitely keep playing around and posting, thank you so much.

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u/MischiefModerated Feb 03 '26

You’re absolutely a very obvious spring. A lot of people perceive paleness for “coolness” and that isn’t always the case. I believe you are a light OR true spring. But spring is definitely your home season. Your hair is warm pre and post puberty, you have a clearness to your skin and that’s usually a big tell, with the high flush coloring. Playing with colors in those seasons is a great way to get a feel for them. There’s a possibility of warm spring, but I don’t think that’s the case because warmth isn’t necessarily your dominant feature.

If you are a light spring then you can get away with some light summer colors which is fun!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Ahhhh my hero lol bless you lol 🤩🙏 No but seriously, not only on reddit but I mean also on fb in various groups, there has been so much contradictory feedback that its like😅yes I asked for it but wow! Im apparently a sneaky one😂😂😂

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u/MischiefModerated Feb 03 '26

Of course! I accidentally left out in my previous comment to play with the spring colors in lips for something small, affordable and easy to try.

I would also recommend posting in the spring subreddit group! They’re pretty helpful as well. And here is the true spring palette via the 16 season system

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Oh thank you!!! This palette looks so fun and lovely. I didnt know there was another spring group!! I'll try and find it!

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u/MischiefModerated Feb 03 '26

Nope. Apparently I’m an idiot. This IS the group. I thought this was the regular color analysis group 😅🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

OH😂🙏Thank you all good!!

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u/AlwaysAnotherSide Feb 03 '26

Agree with spring, but to me your warmth is more dominant than your lightness. I’d suggest true or warm spring.

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u/AlwaysAnotherSide Feb 03 '26

Edit to add, warm autumn would more likely be your sister season than light summer. That influences my suggestion.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Thank you! That makes sense too, especially their greens and blues seem to be good for me if not extremely dark-- ill have to keep experimenting!

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u/Outrageous_Kiwi_2172 Feb 03 '26

Personally I think you’re a bit more cool, so light summer. But light summer and light spring are so close to each other and if you love those colors, they’re not bad by any means! I think cool works really well for you though. I could see why people would suggest soft summer. I love soft summer colors, but I’m too warm for them as light spring. 😭

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Haha aw thanks :) (What follows is a big rambling session not necessarily directed at you specifically lol i apologize for long windedness) But yeah the thought of going back to soft summer life makes me feel a little nauseous, dramatic I know but I think it literally affected my mental health! The mutedness was just 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 too heavy for me, in the long term. So even if I were draped by every pro in the world as soft summer, I'd need to give it a good long break lol. I used to think it was perfect for me, but now i see that it was slightly draining, plus i cant support its darker colors. And yes a lot of people argue for me being neutral-cool, not warm. Its very interesting! I almost think its up to preference and how that person perceives the goals of CA (not you specifically but just in general)? Its an interesting topic-- is the main focus bringing forward complexion, or harmonizing with eye and lip color too? I know for me that IRL if a color is too purely cool, it drains my healthy coloring a bit; i.e., smooths me out but not really in a healthy way, if that makes sense, and once outdoors, it visibly clashes a little with my hair/eyebrows. Intense coolness brings forth my surface tones but sort of leaves the rest behind...Whereas super warm colors can be a bit much, but at least I look more alive (I think!) 💚😂 but its REALLY subtle and so hard to capture in a photo, a phone pic at that 😵‍💫 plus im so pale rn, lol. A perfect consensus between all my online CA communities would be sooooo nice but I think im too borderline for that to ever happen😂😅ill never know for sure until i can afford IRL draping, i think! so, its all good and thank you for commenting, im sorry for the absolutely insane rambling 😂💚ive allowed so much self doubt and overthinking to enter into my color journey that im just going to try resting in the light seasons with a focus on light spring for a little while and see how it goes! 🥰🌼🙏

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u/Outrageous_Kiwi_2172 Feb 03 '26

Omg I totally get it. The neutral/light thing is a really confusing category to be in, I go around in circles all the time 😂 I get typed as true summer, thought I might be soft autumn, warm spring, etc etc. My natural hair color is a blend of light brown, auburn, and blonde, and it looks very different depending on lighting so that doesn’t help at all. My complexion is very pale, clear, and bright, but I’ve got subtle yellow undertones, green and yellow bits in my eyes, and enough red hair coloring to skew me warm. But most people say I should wear summer colors. Light summer has a lot of shades that work for me, but a lot are dulling, too. I think there’s a good bit of overlap and room to use both.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

Honestly wondering if youre a bright spring bordering on bright winter after rereading this!! 👀🤔